Two weeks into its 14th season, the latest changes to American Idol aren't wildly evident. But to accommodate fewer hours of air time (41 compared to last year's 55), those tweaks will soon manifest in the show's once-a-week live show.

Ronald Tutor has dropped his appeal of a lawsuit involving his movie holding company Library Asset Acquisition Company, which claimed Aramid Entertainment Fund and others violated the terms of a June 2009 waiver that was part of the $2.9 million settlement of a disputed loan.

The marketing campaign for Nymphomaniac, the horny art house drama from Danish director Lars Von Trier, is heavy on the foreplay. Following the release of a provocative image yesterday of stars Stacy Martin and Shia LaBeoufin flagrante delicto, comes a disturbing second teaser clip.

The South Korean superstar, who broke into the U.S. market in a big way with his 2012 international smash "Gangnam Style," recently saw the video for the song reach 1.7 billion views on YouTube, exactly a year after it first appeared on the video site. Psy was the first music artist to reach 1 billion views on YouTube.

LONDON -- U.K. studio facilities Wimbledon Film and TV Studios, under fresh management, have gone back to the market with its plans to sell off its House of Commons film set.

The plan to put the set under the auction hammer comes after the initial sale conducted on global internet site eBay fell through after the winning bidder failed to write a check for the $192,000 (£123,400) price tag.

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all North American rights to Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive, which will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday in the competition section.

The film was produced by Jeremy Thomas of Recorded Picture Company and Reinhard Brundig of Pandora Film. Christos Konstantakopoulos of Fairilo House served as executive producer.

WME has come out on top of a competitive situation to sign writer Laline Paull.

Paull is a London-based scribe who has worked in film and television on both sides of the pond and has had two plays performed at the Royal National Theatre London. But it’s her upcoming manuscript that piqued agency interest.

Paull has written a dark thriller titled Fear of August that is set entirely in a beehive and rooted in biological fact. Here is the logline: